Sheriff Moore announces bid to run for third term

FRENCH CAMP – San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore announced today that he intends to run for a third term as sheriff in the June 2014 primary election.

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FRENCH CAMP – San Joaquin County Sheriff Steve Moore announced today that he intends to run for a third term as sheriff in the June 2014 primary election.

Moore was first elected in 2006 and reelected in 2010. During his first term, Moore obtained an $80 million grant to add beds to the San Joaquin County Jail, but the jail expansion project was put on hold due to the recession’s impact on the local economy. Instead, Moore said he has concentrated his efforts on making $23 million in budget cuts while maintaining a majority of public services, all without laying off sheriff’s deputies.

“In these tough budget times, I’ve worked to improve department efficiency without sacrificing public safety,” Moore said in a statement on his website, www.moore4sheriff.com. “I’ve preserved full staffing in major divisions and put more deputies on our streets than we’ve had in the past 27 years.”

Read Saturday’s Record for more on this story by staff writer Jason Anderson.